Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Gravesham and Medway compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Gravesham
E07000109 · Kent Police
Medway
E06000035 · Kent Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
111,221
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
181,476 more in Medway
292,697
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£42,199
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,577 more in Gravesham
£39,622
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£345,369
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£49,187 more in Gravesham
£296,182
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,331
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£95 more in Gravesham
£1,236
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
4.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+580
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
727 more in Medway
+1,307
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,408
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£80 more in Gravesham
£2,329
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
23.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.7 more in Medway
24.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
24.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.4 percentage points higher in Gravesham
23.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
93.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
8.1 more in Medway
101.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.7 years more in Gravesham
7.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
37.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.4 percentage points higher in Gravesham
37.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.71%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.17 percentage points higher in Medway
5.88%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,231
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
808 more in Gravesham
10,423
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,348
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
93 more in Gravesham
3,256
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 111,221 in Gravesham and 292,697 in Medway (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,199 in Gravesham and £39,622 in Medway (2025); and average house price was £345,369 in Gravesham and £296,182 in Medway (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 111,221 in Gravesham and 292,697 in Medway (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,199 in Gravesham and £39,622 in Medway (2025); and average house price was £345,369 in Gravesham and £296,182 in Medway (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Gravesham per 1,000 | offences | Medway per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 93.8 | 10,427 | 101.9 | 29,823 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 55 | 0.7 | 216 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.8 | 316 | 2.3 | 673 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.0 | 1,005 | 8.7 | 2,560 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.3 | 364 | 3.7 | 1,077 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.7 | 298 | 3.0 | 873 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.8 | 867 | 6.8 | 1,981 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 110 | 1.1 | 321 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.6 | 403 | 4.6 | 1,349 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.0 | 108 | 1.0 | 295 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.8 | 426 | 7.1 | 2,091 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 55 | 0.5 | 134 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.1 | 562 | 4.2 | 1,234 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 32.9 | 3,661 | 37.6 | 11,003 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (111,221 and 292,697 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.